Butlins

On Thursday we had a family outing to Butlins in Skegness. We had a wonderful day. We started in the funfair until it closed for lunch at1pm. Richard doesn't really like fair rides very much so he looked after Martha whilst I took the girls onto the rides. Most of the rides, the girls needed to be accompanied by an adult which meant that I had to do each ride 3 times (once with each girl!)

There was one ride that went completely upside down, that only Emily was tall enough to go on - I took her but it was a bit too scary for her - she was very worried that she was slipping out of her seat: but to be honest, I felt that I was slipping too, and I'm much bigger than Emily!!

After we had a picnic we watched some Kenyan Acrobats that were amazing! I love to watch this type of stuff. We managed to get some photos and a few video clips!!

We also went to the swimming pool, which was great fun. Until now Martha has only managed to stay happy in a pool for about 25-30 mins, but I have a new wrap that can be worn in swimming pools. SHe is so used to being worn in a wrap that she was much happier - and even fell asleep whilst we were in the pool! We were there for just over an hour, until the pool shut.

We managed to get dressed and race back to the funfair before closing time. Naomi and Emily wanted to go on the simulator again, and we managed to get on the last ride.

We had a really super day. Emily made a comment that she wanted to sleep in a tent, or at least in the car. I think it had felt so much like being on holiday that she didn't want the day to end. When we got home we put the camping mattress on the floor in the living room. We put on a film and all settled down for a night of "camping" in our living room. What a great day!

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox